I need to write or create a script in Perl that will take a posted form field value, store it as a string and then save that value via FTP onto my shared web hosting account. Ideally I would like this script to work in both Unix and Windows Perl environments.

I am assuming that Net::FTP might be the way to go, but not sure how to use the string value stored in memory to write the file via FTP. Then again this module might be disabled in some shared environments so maybe I will need to write directly to the command line and have two different branches depending on if the environment is Unix or Windows.

• Request #1. Any ideas or tips on how to write my string variable as a file onto the server using the Net::FTP module and/or scripting FTP via the command line.
• Request #2. Based on the users experiences on this forum, how often is that module likely to be disabled in a shared hosting environment?
• Last Request: Is there a simple command that can be put into a Perl script that will list all the installed modules?

Thanks for the help.

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